EP0159759B1 - Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kohlenwasserstoffen - Google Patents

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EP0159759B1
EP0159759B1 EP85200586A EP85200586A EP0159759B1 EP 0159759 B1 EP0159759 B1 EP 0159759B1 EP 85200586 A EP85200586 A EP 85200586A EP 85200586 A EP85200586 A EP 85200586A EP 0159759 B1 EP0159759 B1 EP 0159759B1
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  • the invention relates to a process for the preparation of hydrocarbons having at least five carbon atoms per molecule.
  • Cs hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons with at least five carbon atoms per molecule
  • C4 hydrocarbons hydrocarbons having at most four carbon atoms per molecule
  • the reaction which takes place in the second step of the process is known in the literature as the Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon synthesis.
  • Catalysts often used for the purpose comprise one or more metals from the iron group, together with one or more promoters, and a carrier material.
  • These catalysts can suitably be prepared by the known techniques, such as precipitation, impregnation, kneading and melting.
  • the products which can be prepared by using these catalysts usually have a very wide range of molecular weight distribution and, in addition to branched and unbranched paraffins, often contain considerable amounts of olefins and oxygen-containing organic compounds.
  • Usually only a minor portion of the products obtained is made up of middle distillates. Of these middle distillates not only the yield but also the pour point is unsatisfactory. Therefore the direct conversion of H 2 /CO mixtures according to Fischer-Tropsch is not a very attractive route for the production of middle distillates on a technical scale.
  • middle distillates should be taken to be hydrocarbon mixtures whose boiling range corresponds substantially with that of the kerosine and gas oil fractions obtained in the conventional atmospheric distillation of crude mineral oil.
  • the middle distillate range lies substantially between about 150 and 360°C.
  • the Fischer-Tropsch catalysts belonging to the above-mentioned class contain silica, alumina or silica-alumina as carrier material and cobalt together with zirconium, titanium and/or chromium as catalytically active metals, in such quantities that the catalysts comprise 3-60 pbw of cobalt and 0.1-100 pbw of zirconium, titanium and/or chromium per 100 pbw of carrier material.
  • the catalysts are prepared by depositing the metals involved on the carrier material by kneading and/or impregnation. For further information on the preparation of these catalysts by kneading and/or impregnation reference may be made to Netherlands Patent Application No. 8301922 recently filed in the name of the Applicant.
  • H 2 /CO mixtures having considerably lower H 2 /CO molar ratios than when steam reforming is used can be prepared by starting from C4 hydrocarbons and carrying out the conversion in the presence of carbon dioxide.
  • This so-called carbon dioxide reforming which, for the same reasons as given for the steam reforming, should be carried out by using a carbon dioxide/hydrocarbon ratio higher than 1 g mol/g atom C, yields a H 2 /CO mixture having a H 2 /CO molar ratio which is considerably lower than 2.
  • this can suitably be demonstrated with the aid of the development of the reaction.
  • methane is used as feed.
  • the carbon dioxide reforming of methane two reactions occur, viz.
  • the carbon dioxide reforming of methane at a pressure of 20 bar and a CO 2 /CH 4 molar ratio of 2 yields a H 2 /CO mixture having a H 2 /CO molar ratio of 0.64 at a methane conversion of not more than 50%.
  • This drawback can be taken away by carrying out the reforming in the presence of both carbon dioxide and steam.
  • C 5 + hydrocarbons can be prepared according to this two-step treatment in high yield and with high selectivity, provided that if the H 2 /CO mixture prepared in the first step has a H 2 /CO molar ratio lower than 1.5, the cobalt catalyst should be used in a catalyst combination which has CO-shift activity.
  • the present patent application therefore relates to a process for the preparation of C 5 + hydrocarbons from C4- hydrocarbons by reforming C4 hydrocarbons into a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which mixture is converted into a mixture of hydrocarbons substantially consisting of C 5 + hydrocarbons by contacting it at an elevated temperature and a pressure substantially corresponding with that used in the reforming with a cobalt catalyst comprising 3-60 pbw of cobalt and 0.1-100 pbw of at least one other metal chosen from the group formed by zirconium, titanium and chromium per 100 pbw of silica, alumina or silica-alumina, which catalyst has been prepared by kneading and/or impregnation, characterized in that the C4- hydrocarbons are reformed at a pressure higher than 10 bar in the presence of carbon dioxide and steam into a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen having a H 2 /CO molar ratio between 0.25 and 2.25 by using a carbon dioxide/
  • the starting material may be a feed which consists substantially of one or more C4 hydrocarbons or a feed which, in addition to C 4 - hydrocarbons, comprises carbon dioxide.
  • natural gas which where hydrocarbons are concerned consists mainly of methane, can contain up to 75 %vol. of carbon dioxide.
  • Examples of C 4 - hydrocarbons which alone or in admixture can be present in the feed are methane, ethane, propane, butane and iso-butane.
  • the process is applied to a feed in which the C4 - hydrocarbons consist substantially of methane. Special preference is given to natural gas as feed and more particular to carbon dioxide-contaminated natural gas.
  • the reforming according to the invention can be carried out by contacting the hydrocarbons to be converted together with carbon dioxide and steam at a temperature of 500-1200°C and a pressure of 10-100 bar with a catalyst comprising one or more metals from the iron group supported on a carrier.
  • the reforming is preferably carried out at a temperature of 700-100°C, a pressure of 10-75 bar and by using a nickel-containing catalyst.
  • a catalyst comprising an alkali metal, in particular potassium.
  • a catalyst comprising an alkaline earth metal, in particular calcium in order to prevent the catalyst from sintering it is moreover preferred to use a catalyst comprising an alkaline earth metal, in particular calcium.
  • C 4 - hydrocarbons in the feed consist largely or wholly of hydrocarbons containing two or more carbon atoms per molecule
  • a catalyst having cracking activity may be imparted to the catalyst by the use of a silica-alumina as carrier material.
  • the reforming according to the invention is carried out in the presence of both carbon dioxide and steam, which can be fed to the process from external sources.
  • the process according to the invention can very suitably be applied to a feed which by its nature contains carbon dioxide, so that at least part of the carbon dioxide requirement of the reforming is met.
  • Use can further be made of carbon dioxide and steam which are found in the reaction products of the process according to the invention.
  • Carbon dioxide and steam find their way into the reaction product of the reforming as a result of the fact that the reforming is not a complete reaction, so that even when a stoichiometric quantity is used, a minor portion of the quantity used will be found in the reaction product in the original state.
  • the reforming is preferably carried out by using a carbon dioxide/hydrocarbon ratio (a) higher than 0.3 and lower than 4 g mol C0 2 /g atom C and a steam/hydrocarbon ratio (b) higher than 0.2 and lower than 0.8 g mol H 2 0/g atom C.
  • cobalt catalysts containing 15-50 pbw of cobalt per 100 pbw of carrier.
  • the preferred quantity of other metal present in the cobalt catalysts depends on the way in which this metal has been deposited. In the case of catalysts where first cobalt has been deposited on the carrier, followed by the other metal, preference is given to catalysts containing 0.1-5 pbw of the other metal per 100 pbw of carrier. In the case of catalysts where first the other metal has been deposited on the carrier, followed by the cobalt, preference is given to catalysts containing 5-40 pbw of the other metal per 100 pbw of carrier.
  • the cobalt catalysts should be activated. This activation can suitably be carried out by contacting the catalyst at a temperature between 200 and 350°C with hydrogen or a hydrogen-containing gas.
  • the hydrocarbon synthesis is preferably carried out at a temperature of 125-350°C and in particular of 175-275°C and a pressure of 10-100 bar and in particular of 10-75 bar.
  • the reforming yields a H 2 /CO mixture whose H 2 /CO molar ratio may vary between 0.25 and 2.25. If the H 2 /CO molar ratio of the H 2 /CO mixture is lower than 1.5, the cobalt catalyst should be used in a catalyst combination which has CO-shift activity. Although for the conversion of H 2 /CO mixtures with a H 2 /CO molar ratio between 1.5 and 2.25 the use of the cobalt catalyst per se will do, it is preferred even for the conversion of H 2 /CO mixtures with a H 2 /CO molar ratio between 1.5 and 1.75 to use the afore-mentioned catalyst combination.
  • the catalyst combinations used in the process according to the invention should have higher CO-shift activities according as the H 2 /CO mixtures to be converted have lower H 2 /CO molar ratios.
  • the reforming has yielded a HJCO mixture with a H 2 /CO molar ratio (F) between 0.25 and 1.0
  • the conversion of this HiCO mixture is preferably carried out by using a mixture of two catalysts one of which is the cobalt catalyst and the other a copper and zinc containing composition having a Cu/Zn atomic ratio between 0.1 and 10, in which catalyst mixture the two catalysts are present in such a ratio as to satisfy the relation
  • M represents the (Cu+Zn)/Co atomic ratio in the catalyst mixture.
  • the copper and zinc containing composition has a Cu/Zn atomic ratio between 0.25 and 4.
  • the catalyst mixtures should be activated. This activation can suitably be carried out by contacting the catalyst mixture with hydrogen or a hydrogen-containing gas, first at a temperature between 150 and 250°C and next at a higher temperature, between 200 and 350°C.
  • the conversion of this H 2 /CO mixture is preferably carried out in two steps, in which in the first step the H 2 /CO mixture is partly converted over the cobalt catalyst under such conditions as to satisfy the relation wherein C represents the H 2 +CO conversion as %mol, and in which of the product from the first step, after the water formed has been removed, at least the H 2 and CO which has remained unconverted is contacted in a second step with a catalyst or catalyst combination which, in addition to activity for the conversion of a H 2 /CO mixutre into hydrocarbons, has CO-shift activity.
  • the second step preference is given to the use of a mixture of two catalysts, one catalyst being a cobalt catalyst belonging to the same class as the class from which the cobalt catalyst used in the first step was chosen, and the other catalyst being a copper and zinc containing composition having a Cu/Zn ratio between 0.1 and 10.
  • the two catalysts are present in such a ratio that the (Cu+Zn)/Co atomic ratio of the catalyst mixture lies between 0.5 and 5.
  • the copper and zinc containing composition present in the catalyst mixture preferably has a Cu/Zn atomic ratio between 0.25 and 4.
  • the catalyst mixtures should be activated in the way described hereinbefore.
  • the present cobalt catalysts when used for the conversion of a H 2 /CO mixture yield a substantially waxy product the high-boiling part of which can be converted in high yield into middle distillates by the use of hydrocracking. This also holds when not the cobalt catalysts alone are used, but the above-described catalyst combination which comprise such a cobalt catalyst.
  • the hydrocracking is carried out by contacting the fraction to be treated at elevated temperature and pressure and in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst comprising one or more noble metals from Group VIII supported on a carrier.
  • the hydrocracking catalyst used by preference is a catalyst containing 0.1-2 %w and in particular 0.2-1 %w of one or more noble metals from Group VIII supported on a carrier. Preference is given to catalysts comprising platinum or palladium as Group VIII noble metal and silica-alumina as carrier.
  • the hydrocracking is preferably carried out at a temperature of 200 ⁇ 400°C and in particular of 250-350°C and a pressure of 5-100 bar and in particular of 10-75 bar.
  • Catalysts 2 and 3 and Catalyst Mixture I were activated by contacting them with a hydrogen-containing gas, Catalysts 2 and 3 at 250°C and Catalyst Mixture I first at 200°C and next at 250°C. Further information on the conditions used to carry out the, experiments and the results obtained are given below.
  • First step Reforming of Feed 1 in the presence of a quantity of steam corresponding with a H 2 0/CH 4 molar ratio of 2.0. CH 4 conversion achieved: 85.4%. After removal of water 91 %vol of the reaction product consisted of a H 2 /CO mixture with a H 2 /CO molar ratio of 4 I.
  • Second step The reaction product of the first step which had been freed from water was contacted at a temperature of 220°C, a pressure of 21 bar and a space velocity of 600 NI (H 2 +CO) ⁇ l -1 ⁇ h -1 with Catalyst 2.
  • the (H 2 +CO) conversion achieved was 61 %vol, and the C 5 + selectivity 63%.
  • Second step The reaction product of the first step which had been freed from water was contacted at a temperature of 220°C, a pressure of 21 bar and a space velocity of 600 NI (H 2 +CO) ⁇ l -1 ⁇ h -1 with Catalyst 2.
  • the (H 2 +CO) conversion achieved was 96 %vol, and the C 5 + selectivity 80%.
  • Second step Reforming of Feed 2 in the presence of a quantity of steam corresponding with a H 2 0/CH 4 molar ratio of 0.5. CH 4 conversion achieved: 96.7%. After removal of water 72 %vol of the reaction product consisted of a H 2 /CO mixture with a H 2 /CO molar ratio of 0.55.
  • Second step The reaction product of the first step which had been freed from water was contacted at a temperature of 250°C, a pressure of 21 bar and a space velocity of 400 NI (H 2 +CO) . l -1 ⁇ h -1 with Catalyst Mixture I.
  • the (H 2 +CO) conversion achieved was 83 %vol, and the C 5 + selectivity 83%.
  • First step Reforming of Feed 5 in the presence of a quantity of steam corresponding with a H 2 0/CH 4 molar ratio of 0.5. CH 4 conversion achieved: 82.3%. After removal of water 85.5 %vol of the reaction product consisted of a H 2 /CO mixture with a H 2 /CO molar ratio of 1.0.
  • Second step The reaction product of the first step which had been freed from water was contacted at a temperature of 230°C and a pressure of 21 bar with Catalyst 3.
  • the reaction product from the second step was divided by cooling into a gaseous fraction substantially consisting of unconverted H 2 and CO and C 4 - hydrocarbons, and a liquid fraction substantially consisting of C 5 + hydrocarbons and water.
  • the gaseous fraction was used as feed for the third step.
  • Step 2 and 3 were carried out at a total (H 2 +CO) through-put rate of 600 Nl ⁇ l -1 ⁇ h- 1 and by using Catalyst 3 (in the second step) and Catalyst Mixture I (in the third step) in a 1:2 volume ratio.
  • the total H 2 +CO conversion was 89% and the total selectivity 83%.
  • the total H 2 +CO conversion and the total C 5 + selectivity are defined as follows: Of experiments 1-6 described hereinbefore Experiments 4-6 are experiments according to the invention.

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1. Verfahren zur Herstellung von C5 +-Kohlenwasserstoffen aus C4--Kohlenwasserstoffen durch Reformieren von C4-Kohlenwasserstoffen zu einem Gemisch aus Kohlenmonoxid und Wasserstoff, welches Gemisch in ein im wesentlichen aus C5 +-Kohlenwasserstoffen bestehendes Gemisch aus Kohlenwasserstoffen umgewandelt wird, indem es bei erhöhter Temperatur und bei einem Druck, der im wesentlichen dem beim Reformieren angewendeten Druck entspricht, mit einem Kobaltkatalysator in Berührung gebracht wird, der 3 bis 60 Gewichtsteile und 0,1 bis 100 Gewichtsteile wenigstens eines anderen Metalles, ausgewählt aus der aus Zirkon, Titan und Chrom bestehenden Gruppe, je 100 Gewichtsteile Siliziumdioxid, Aluminiumoxid oder Siliziumdioxid-Aluminiumoxid enthält, welcher Katalysator durch Kneten und/oder Imprägnieren hergestellt worden ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die C4 -Kohlenwasserstoff bei einem über 10 bar liegenden Druck in Gegenwart von Kohlendioxid und Dampf zu einem Gemisch aus Kohlenmonoxid und Wasserstoff mit einem H2/CO-Molverhältnis zwischen 0,25 und 2,25 reformiert werden, indem ein Kohlendioxid/Kohlenwasserstoff-Verhältnis (a) von größer als 0,1 aber kleiner als 10 g Mol CO2/g Atom Kohlenstoff, ein Dampf/Kohlenwasserstoffverhältnis (b) von größer als 0,1 aber kleiner als 1 g Mol H20/g Atom Kohlenstoff und ein solches Kohlendioxid/Dampfverhältnis eingehalten werden, daß (2×a+3×b)≥3 und daß, wenn das H2/CO-Gemisch ein unter 1,5 liegendes H2/CO-Molverhältnis aufweist, der Kobaltkatalysator in einer Katalysatorkombination verwendet wird, die eine CO-Verschiebungsaktivität aufweist.
2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es auf ein Einsatzmaterial angewendet wird, worin die C4--Kohlenwasserstoffe im wesentlichen aus Methan bestehen.
3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es auf Erdgas als Einsatzmaterial angewendet wird.
4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es auf ein mit Kohlendioxid verunreinigtes Erdgas angewendet wird.
5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Reformieren bei einer Temperatur von 700 bis 1.000°C, bei einem Druck von 10 bis 75 bar und unter Einsatz eines Nickel enthaltenden Katalysators ausgeführt wird.
6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein Teil des in den Reaktionsprodukten vorliegenden Dampfes und/oder Kohlendioxids daraus abgetrennt und zum Reformieren zurückgeführt wird.
7. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Reformieren ausgeführt wird unter Anwendung eines Kohlendioxid/Kohlenwasserstoffverhältnisses von größer als 0,3 und kleiner als 4 g Mol COz/g Atom Kohlenstoff und eines Dampf/Kohlenwasserstoffverhältnisses von größer als 0,2 und kleiner als 0,8 Mol H20/g Atom Kohlenstoff.
8. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Kobaltkatalysator der Beziehung
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entspricht, worin
L=Gesamtmenge an auf dem Katalysator vorliegendem Kobalt, ausgedrückt als mg Co/mi Katalysator,
S=Oberfläche des Katalysator, ausgedrückt als m2/ml des Katalysators, und
R=Gewichtsverhältnis der auf dem Katalysator durch Kneten abgelagerten Kobaltmenge zu der auf dem Katalysator vorliegenden Gesamtmenge an Kobalt.
9. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Kobaltkatalysator Zirkon als anderes Metall und Siliziumdioxid als Träger umfaßt.
10. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kohlenwasserstoffsynthese bei einer Temperatur von 125 bis 350°C und bei einem Druck von 10 bis 100 bar ausgeführt wird.
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